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Born in Singapore in 1976, Ho investigates the construction of history, myths, philosophy and identities as well as its immanent contradictions and pluralities. Having represented the Singapore Pavilion at the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, his solo exhibitions have been held in various places in the world, and he has participated in a number of international performing arts festivals and art exhibitions. In 2019, he co-curated the Asian Art Biennial (Taichung) with Hsu Chia Wei. He has also created a series of works on Japanese wartime history and Kyoto School philosophy since Hotel Aporia at Aichi Triennale 2019. In 2023, a mid-career survey “Time & the Tigers” was held at Singapore Art Museum, and it has been touring internationally. At TPAM, he has presented One or Several Tigers (2018), The Mysterious Lai Teck (2019), and Voice of Void (work-in-progress, 2021). A recipient of Chanel Next Prize 2024.

Born in Osaka in 1964, Soon Kim started playing alto saxophone at the age of 15. After graduating from high school, he played in rock, blues, reggae, and jazz bands. He moved to the U.S. at 23 and lived in Harlem, New York, where he studied the harmolodic theory under Ornette Coleman. After working with a number of bands, he formed his own band, the Soon Kim Quartet. Since then he has been developing original ideas based on harmolodics and playing in New York, Berlin, and Tokyo. Recent projects include Tower of Funk with Vernon Reid, Calvin Weston, and Al McDowell; Murasaki, a collaboration with Kodo-tai produced by Noh musician Shonosuke Okura; and Old School with Japanese taiko drummer Ichitaro.